The Athens Messenger Local News Desk Directory Update
The Athens Messenger lists staff for editorial design advertising production and management. Monica Nieporte serves as president with Joe Higgins editor Wendy Van Sickle design editor Jeff Bunch advertising director Ike Weiss production manager and other department contacts at the Athens Ohio newspaper.
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Monica Nieporte
Joe Higgins
Higgins
Wendy van Sickle
Jeff Bunch
Ike Weiss
Ohio editorial backs SB 162 to limit death penalty for mentally ill
The editorial endorses Senate Bill 162 by Sen Seitz and Sen Williams to bar executions of murderers with significant mental illness. It argues such defendants, even if competent to stand trial, must avoid death and face life without parole, while urging broader abolition but welcoming SB 162 as a fairer, humane step.
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Ohio
Bill Seitz
Cincinnati
Sandra Williams
Cleveland
Ohio Supreme Court
Price controls on labor echo gas debates and fail
An editorial argues that raising the minimum wage to 13 or 15 dollars an hour risks job shortages by altering labor supply and demand. It cites Seattle and other cities, noting potential price shifts, reduced hours, and business closures, with examples from Seattle's restaurants and a pizza shop.
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Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Chicago
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
New York Times
NPR
Tom Douglas
The Every day Politics of Guns in Decline Michigan
Sociologist Jennifer Carlson profiles Michigans gun culture and why men carry concealed weapons beyond crime. She notes a shift from fear to identity and duty, saws economic decline shaping demand, and views guns as symbols of masculinity and protection amid postindustrial insecurity.
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Florida
Michigan
Minnesota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
U.S
Detroit
Flint
Corey
Frankie
Brad
Jennifer Carlson
Legislators Addresses For White House And House Members
A list provides contact details for President Barack Obama at the White House and lawmakers Sen Sherrod Brown Sen Rob Portman Rep Steve Stivers and Rep Bill Johnson. It includes office addresses in Washington DC phone numbers and official websites.
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Barack Obama
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, DC
Whitehouse
Gov
Hart Senate
Brown
Senate
Sen
Rob Portman
Portman
Steve Stivers
Longworth
Washington
D.C
Stivers
Bill Johnson
Washington, D.C
Billjohnson
House
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